What Does "Discovering" Mean to Me? What Does "Discovery" Mean? What do I think discovery means? I think discovery means finding something that nobody has ever found. I also think discovery means digging for fossils from millions of years ago. In my picture, I am discovering an ancient clue to find treasure. That is what discovery means to me.
Cooperating and Collaborating ...
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The Stars in Suits Team Video
The Engineering Design Process ...
Crusie Arcade Game - Skee Ball:
Research Paper
Identify the Problem How can we, as Caine has inspired, demonstrate through teamwork our imagination, determination, and passion for creativity and innovation, with our own arcade constructions? Explore
What Makes an Effective Professional Arcade Game? I first researched the game Block Blaster. The creator of the game is Dan Jewett. The object of the game is to break all the blocks in the level by hitting a ball off a platform on the bottom of the screen, which is controlled by moving your mouse anywhere on the place of the game. There are probably 100 or more blocks in each level and all of the blocks in the level are different colors and some have bonuses. If you do not know how to play the game you can find the directions at the bottom of the game. The difficulty level of the game 1-4 is probably a 3 in difficulty. When you win you destroy all the blocks in the level and you will move on to the next one.
If you were to build this arcade game you would need materials. The materials you would need should be a bouncy ball, card board, tape, box, and background. If you want to know a reasonable guess for how much money it would cost, I would say, at least 50 dollars or more.
The game I played was Block Blaster. It can be found at:
http://ww10.freearcade.com/BlockBlaster.flash/BlockBlaster.html. Design Brief What is the Concept Design of My Crusie Arcade Game? The name of our game is Skee Ball. The instructions of the game are to roll the ball up a ramp to get points. The rules will be put on the side of the structure. The difficulty of the game is a 2 ½ out of a 1 to 4 range because sometimes the ball might fall off of the side. If you throw the ball too hard it will go over the backboard, and if it goes too slow it will come back to you. You win the game by getting the ball into one of the five holes. If you win the game you get tickets to get awesome prizes.
The blueprint of the game is to have a ramp to get the ball to the holes, and a backboard so that the balls will not go over the game. Also, there are small sideboards so that you have a smaller chance of the ball going out of the game area.
The materials you will need to build the game would be cardboard, tennis balls, tennis ball cup, large cups, lights, and boxes. We think it would take about 4 weeks to build it. The problem that we might run into are people not rolling the ball hard enough to the holes. Create What are the Stages of the Building Process?
"It Began" ... "It Transformed" ... "It Became" ... "It Will Be" (PowerPoint) Try It Out What were the Results of Testing Our Game?
Examiner: Mr. Holgate
Date: January 29, 2013
Praise: Very solid structure. It looks good. The instructions are quite clear and straight forward. I enjoyed playing the game a lot.
Question: How could you make it clearer which holes are worth what points? How many points = how many tickets? How many tickets are needed for each prize?
Polish: Add some holes on the backboard. Change some of the other holes or negative points to make it more of a challenge.
Student Comment: We really tried to make the game SKEE BALL sturdy, and we succeeded. I am so excited that you thought that the instructions were clear and straight forward; I thought that the instructions were not that clear. We wanted to make the game fun and lots of people thought so. We could paint the different holes different colors so that people could see which holes were bad and which ones were good. We will make negative holes to make the game harder. Every point is 1 ticket for every hole. We are going to add holes in the backboard. Thanks for the good idea. We added a hole to make it more interesting; thanks, we took after your idea.
Examiner: Mrs. Ray
Date: February 5, 2013
Praise: I like the design. I like the challenge of the positive and negative drop holes - I think the game is fun and organized. I want to play a lot. Fun prizes!
Question: How will you differentiate between positive and negative holes?
Polish: The game could be a bit brighter and a little more colorful, but overall awesome.
Student Comment: Thank you for all the awesome comments about our game, SKEE BALL. We thought the prizes were fun, too. Thanks, we liked the design, too, because it looked like the original game, SKEE BALL. We will paint the holes with red and green around them to show people which holes were bad and which ones were good. I thought our game was very bright and colorful, including the really cool light on the game.
Examiner: Ms. Pinkard
Date: February 5, 2013
Praise: You picked a fun game!
Question: Could you use another ball to make it more difficult?
Polish: You need to make the scoring more seeable.
Student Comment: Thanks, SKEE BALL is one of the classics, and it is one of our favorite arcade games. We want to use the same ball for our game to make it all equally difficulty. We will definitely make the scoring more seeable so all can understand.
Sketch ofProfessional Arcade Game "Block Blaster":
Orthographic Design for Crusie Arcade Game Skee Ball:
Creation PowerPoint of Crusie Arcade Game:
Crusie Arcade Game Examinations:
Make It Better How Can We Make the Crusie Arcade Game Better? Reflection on Project
What can we do to improve our Arcade Creation?
We could add more holes to our game SKEE BALL make it more fun and interesting.
Specifically, how would we do this?
We would cut 2 holes on the backboard of the game so people could have a better chance of getting a ball into another spot where the new holes are.
Reflection on Process
What did you learn to do with the Crusie Arcade Project?
I learned to be neater and take your time to make it work better and make it look better.
What do you know now that you didn’t know before doing the Project?
I know that I didn’t know before would be how to reinforce the game to make it stronger.
What can you do know that you couldn’t before doing this project?
I am much better at working in a group and in partners.
What did you like about the project that helped your learning?
What I liked about the learning was that we got no instructions or limited materials.
What could have been done differently to help your learning?
It could’ve been brighter with cooler duct tape and to make the game harder.
A Final Reflection:
This is what we can do to make SKEE BALL better. My friend, Ian, and I made the game SKEE BALL. It was very fun to make. We could make SKEE BALL better by putting more holes on our game. Also, we could put more decorations on the game to make it more interesting. We could accomplish those goals by cutting more holes in different places of SKEE BALL. Also, we can get more duct tape and put it all over the game. Here is how Ian and I managed to make SKEE BALL. First, we thought about what game we would want to build. Then we decided on Skee ball and made an orthographic design of Skee ball. After that, we got a huge cardboard box from Mr. May and we finally built the game. Ian and I came up with the design and what game we would build because Skee Ball is one of the classic arcade games, and we came up with the design because we wanted to make it like the real game SKEE BALL. It ended up different than we planned, but it was awesome at the end. Some things that helped our learning was that we got limited items. I think that helped because you have to take your time and be careful on where you put things and how you build it. What I think would have been done differently to help my learning would be to make it harder by making more tickets needed to get a prize. And we could use no borders to make the balls fall off of the side if it was a faulty shot. That is what we as partners could do to make SKEE BALL better. Crusie Arcade Game Presentation - Gaming Week:
Project Based Learning ...
Hurricane! To the Rescue! - PBL Steps:
Meteorologists Launch Activity:
Hurricane! To the Rescue! Group Challenge
Driving Question:
How can we, as Meteorologists, design and create Discovery Center Weather-Related Instruments that will help prevent or minimize harmful Hurricane Disaster effects on people and property?
Knowledge and Skills:
What is a Meteorologist Professional?
Product:
What are Examples of Weather-Related Instruments?
Presentation:
How can we, as Entrepreneurial Journalists, create and publish nnNet, an on-line Discovery Center magazine and Student-Owned-and-Operated-Stockholding Business, to support and share the projects of our Discovery Center?
Culmination:
How can we, as St. Paul’s Discovery Center Kids and using all that we have learned through our PBL project, design and create navigable rescue vessels for our Hurricane! To the Rescue! Sailing competition?
Cardboard Boat Blueprints - Heidelbach 4Bb "The Stars in Suits" - "The Mustache"
Discovering ...
What Does "Discovery" Mean?
What do I think discovery means? I think discovery means finding something that nobody has ever found. I also think discovery means digging for fossils from millions of years ago. In my picture, I am discovering an ancient clue to find treasure. That is what discovery means to me.
Cooperating and Collaborating ...
Team Banner
The Engineering Design Process ...
Research Paper
Identify the Problem
How can we, as Caine has inspired, demonstrate through teamwork our imagination, determination, and passion for creativity and innovation, with our own arcade constructions?
Explore
What Makes an Effective Professional Arcade Game?
I first researched the game Block Blaster. The creator of the game is Dan Jewett. The object of the game is to break all the blocks in the level by hitting a ball off a platform on the bottom of the screen, which is controlled by moving your mouse anywhere on the place of the game. There are probably 100 or more blocks in each level and all of the blocks in the level are different colors and some have bonuses. If you do not know how to play the game you can find the directions at the bottom of the game. The difficulty level of the game 1-4 is probably a 3 in difficulty. When you win you destroy all the blocks in the level and you will move on to the next one.
If you were to build this arcade game you would need materials. The materials you would need should be a bouncy ball, card board, tape, box, and background. If you want to know a reasonable guess for how much money it would cost, I would say, at least 50 dollars or more.
The game I played was Block Blaster. It can be found at:
http://ww10.freearcade.com/BlockBlaster.flash/BlockBlaster.html.
Design Brief
What is the Concept Design of My Crusie Arcade Game?
The name of our game is Skee Ball. The instructions of the game are to roll the ball up a ramp to get points. The rules will be put on the side of the structure. The difficulty of the game is a 2 ½ out of a 1 to 4 range because sometimes the ball might fall off of the side. If you throw the ball too hard it will go over the backboard, and if it goes too slow it will come back to you. You win the game by getting the ball into one of the five holes. If you win the game you get tickets to get awesome prizes.
The blueprint of the game is to have a ramp to get the ball to the holes, and a backboard so that the balls will not go over the game. Also, there are small sideboards so that you have a smaller chance of the ball going out of the game area.
The materials you will need to build the game would be cardboard, tennis balls, tennis ball cup, large cups, lights, and boxes. We think it would take about 4 weeks to build it. The problem that we might run into are people not rolling the ball hard enough to the holes.
Create
What are the Stages of the Building Process?
"It Began" ... "It Transformed" ... "It Became" ... "It Will Be" (PowerPoint)
Try It Out
What were the Results of Testing Our Game?
Examiner: Mr. Holgate
Date: January 29, 2013
Praise: Very solid structure. It looks good. The instructions are quite clear and straight forward. I enjoyed playing the game a lot.
Question: How could you make it clearer which holes are worth what points? How many points = how many tickets? How many tickets are needed for each prize?
Polish: Add some holes on the backboard. Change some of the other holes or negative points to make it more of a challenge.
Student Comment: We really tried to make the game SKEE BALL sturdy, and we succeeded. I am so excited that you thought that the instructions were clear and straight forward; I thought that the instructions were not that clear. We wanted to make the game fun and lots of people thought so. We could paint the different holes different colors so that people could see which holes were bad and which ones were good. We will make negative holes to make the game harder. Every point is 1 ticket for every hole. We are going to add holes in the backboard. Thanks for the good idea. We added a hole to make it more interesting; thanks, we took after your idea.
Examiner: Mrs. Ray
Date: February 5, 2013
Praise: I like the design. I like the challenge of the positive and negative drop holes - I think the game is fun and organized. I want to play a lot. Fun prizes!
Question: How will you differentiate between positive and negative holes?
Polish: The game could be a bit brighter and a little more colorful, but overall awesome.
Student Comment: Thank you for all the awesome comments about our game, SKEE BALL. We thought the prizes were fun, too. Thanks, we liked the design, too, because it looked like the original game, SKEE BALL. We will paint the holes with red and green around them to show people which holes were bad and which ones were good. I thought our game was very bright and colorful, including the really cool light on the game.
Examiner: Ms. Pinkard
Date: February 5, 2013
Praise: You picked a fun game!
Question: Could you use another ball to make it more difficult?
Polish: You need to make the scoring more seeable.
Student Comment: Thanks, SKEE BALL is one of the classics, and it is one of our favorite arcade games. We want to use the same ball for our game to make it all equally difficulty. We will definitely make the scoring more seeable so all can understand.
Orthographic Design for Crusie Arcade Game Skee Ball:
Creation PowerPoint of Crusie Arcade Game:
Crusie Arcade Game Examinations:
How Can We Make the Crusie Arcade Game Better?
Reflection on Project
What can we do to improve our Arcade Creation?
We could add more holes to our game SKEE BALL make it more fun and interesting.
Specifically, how would we do this?
We would cut 2 holes on the backboard of the game so people could have a better chance of getting a ball into another spot where the new holes are.
Reflection on Process
What did you learn to do with the Crusie Arcade Project?
I learned to be neater and take your time to make it work better and make it look better.
What do you know now that you didn’t know before doing the Project?
I know that I didn’t know before would be how to reinforce the game to make it stronger.
What can you do know that you couldn’t before doing this project?
I am much better at working in a group and in partners.
What did you like about the project that helped your learning?
What I liked about the learning was that we got no instructions or limited materials.
What could have been done differently to help your learning?
It could’ve been brighter with cooler duct tape and to make the game harder.
A Final Reflection:
This is what we can do to make SKEE BALL better. My friend, Ian, and I made the game SKEE BALL. It was very fun to make. We could make SKEE BALL better by putting more holes on our game. Also, we could put more decorations on the game to make it more interesting. We could accomplish those goals by cutting more holes in different places of SKEE BALL. Also, we can get more duct tape and put it all over the game. Here is how Ian and I managed to make SKEE BALL. First, we thought about what game we would want to build. Then we decided on Skee ball and made an orthographic design of Skee ball. After that, we got a huge cardboard box from Mr. May and we finally built the game. Ian and I came up with the design and what game we would build because Skee Ball is one of the classic arcade games, and we came up with the design because we wanted to make it like the real game SKEE BALL. It ended up different than we planned, but it was awesome at the end. Some things that helped our learning was that we got limited items. I think that helped because you have to take your time and be careful on where you put things and how you build it. What I think would have been done differently to help my learning would be to make it harder by making more tickets needed to get a prize. And we could use no borders to make the balls fall off of the side if it was a faulty shot. That is what we as partners could do to make SKEE BALL better.
Crusie Arcade Game Presentation - Gaming Week:
Project Based Learning ...
Meteorologists
Launch Activity:
Hurricane! To the Rescue! Group Challenge
Driving Question:
How can we, as Meteorologists, design and create Discovery Center Weather-Related Instruments that will help prevent or minimize harmful Hurricane Disaster effects on people and property?
Knowledge and Skills:
What is a Meteorologist Professional?
Product:
What are Examples of Weather-Related Instruments?
Presentation:
How can we, as Entrepreneurial Journalists, create and publish nnNet, an on-line Discovery Center magazine and Student-Owned-and-Operated-Stockholding Business, to support and share the projects of our Discovery Center?
Culmination:
How can we, as St. Paul’s Discovery Center Kids and using all that we have learned through our PBL project, design and create navigable rescue vessels for our Hurricane! To the Rescue! Sailing competition?
Cardboard Boat Blueprints - Heidelbach 4Bb "The Stars in Suits" - "The Mustache"